Bills of previous Parliaments

Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of bills homepages, the authoritative sources
for verifying the progress of bills are the House of Representatives Votes and Proceedings and the Journals of the Senate.

Amends the: Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 to provide that: pre-poll votes cast in an elector’s home division can be cast and counted as ordinary votes; the Australian Electoral Commission may process enrolment transactions outside the division for which the person is enrolling; and electors can update their enrolment details electronically; and Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to restrict the number of candidates that can be endorsed by a political party in each division.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.